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- The National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® Manual
This multi-faith resource for year-round child advocacy serves as a guide for you and your faith community to engage in child and family advocacy work. The manual includes resources for worship services, education programs, direct service activities, and social justice initiatives for your congregation, organization or community. Learn more and order your copy today. - CDF President Marian Wright Edelman's "Insurance CEOs Get Rich While Denying Health Coverage to Children"
Katie Hebert, age 4, is a very sick little girl. She gets severe seizure-like attacks that can last 11 hours from an undiagnosed neuro-developmental disorder. She is deaf in one ear, has a feeding disorder and requires daily medication for asthma. In her short life, she has been rushed to the emergency room six times and hospitalized twice. Her health was put at even greater risk when she lost her health coverage—which meant no more regular doctor's visits, weekly therapy or attention from specialists. Read more...
CDF News
- 05/07/09
Jessica Alba, Regina King, Keri Russell, Jurnee Smollett, Ali Wentworth and Other Prominent Hollywood Women Spend Day in Washington Promoting Health Care for All Children - 04/30/09
Companies Look to Shift More Health Costs to Workers
The Wall Street Journal - 04/29/09
Kids' Advocate Urges Us To ‘Rebuild the Family'
Charlotte Observer - 04/29/09
Children’s Defense Fund Praises Congressional Adoption of Transformative Federal Budget Resolution - 04/29/09
Edelman Urges Health Care Coverage for All Children
United Methodist News Feed
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